Bai Yu pretended to run away to prevent the big insect from swooping over the trap. Then the trap would be ineffective and he might still face a fight, so he tried his best to outsmart him.
As the big insect fell into the pit and roared, it was just as Bai Yu expected. He turned around and quickly came to the pit. He saw that the big insect was stabbed by the barbed spears. The big insect wanted to struggle when he saw Bai Yu, but several Barbs pierced its body, and were surrounded by barbs, and one of them just hit one of its eyes. The more it struggled, the more painful it became. The ear-splitting roar of a tiger kept coming from its mouth, and bright red blood kept flowing.
Bai Yu came to the wild boar with a hatchet and confirmed that it had bled to death. He cut off the vines wrapped around the tree with one knife, tied the two hind legs of the wild boar with the two ends of the vines, put the cable over the vines on his shoulders, and dragged the wild boar to Back home, more than two hundred kilograms was not very heavy. He had no intention of getting the wild boar skin. It would rot after dragging it.
When Bai Yu dragged the wild boar back to the river, he did not enter the wooden shed. Instead, he threw the wild boar to the river, then returned to the mountains to get the big insect back first, for fear that other wild animals would be attracted later.
Returning to the original place, Bai Yu found that the big insect was completely dead, and several barbs under the trap were broken. It was obvious that there was a death struggle before death. He went down to the trap and pulled out the barbs, tied the legs with vines to pull the insect out of the pit, and then arranged the trap again.
When Bai Yu pulled it up, he knew that the big insect weighed at least 400 kilograms. He could not lift such a heavy beast. In order not to damage the tiger skin, Bai Yu used a hatchet to cut open the skin on the spot, peeled off the entire big skin on the spot, and put all the internal organs. I went to the trap to make bait, found a big piece of wood to use as a pole, and walked back with the meat on one side and the skin on the shoulder.
It was late at night when we returned to the river again. Bai Yu lay down tiredly by the river and took two sips of river water to relieve his stomach. Wen Xiang should come to deliver food tonight, right? Bai Yu came to the wooden shed and saw the wooden box containing rice on his bed, and there was a bundle beside it. He opened it and saw a suit of clothes, gray, and mainly a pair of shoes.
Bai Yu took the clothes to the river to wash off the blood on his body, and then changed into clothes. They fit him perfectly, as did his shoes.
After eating, Bai Yu got some dry firewood and lit a fire by the river. He processed the tiger skin and dried it outside the wooden shed. By the time he finished processing the meat, it was already bright.
He went back to the wooden bed and lay down to sleep despite his sleepiness. He was just a stronger ordinary person now and could not stay awake day and night. Resting and eating was a must.
At noon, Wenxiang came to the wooden shed with the food. When she saw the tiger skin, she was shocked. She thought it was alive, but when she looked carefully, she found that it was hung to dry.
"This skin is really nice." Wenxiang touched the soft fur and muttered to herself, then turned around and walked into the wooden shed to see Bai Yu sleeping wearing the clothes she bought yesterday.
Bai Yu woke up when he heard the movement of footsteps and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw it was Wenxiang.
"I'm sorry for waking you up." As soon as Wenxiang put down the wooden box, she saw Bai Yu sitting up.
"No, I just woke up. Thank you for buying me this outfit." Bai Yu thanked Wenxiang with a smile.
"You're welcome. Does it fit well?" Wenxiang said with a smile.
"It's just right. By the way, can you bring me a pot? This way you don't have to run into the mountains to deliver food to me every day." Bai Yu stood up and took the wooden box. He happened to be hungry too.
"You want to cook for yourself?" Wenxiang knew that it was Bai Yuxun's when he saw the tiger skin. He definitely didn't have to worry about meat, so he asked her for the pot.
"Well, it's quite troublesome for you to go in and out of the mountains every day to deliver food to me. You can get me a pot and I can cook it myself. You don't have to run into the mountains every day." Bai Yu said while eating, still looking like he was devouring the food.
"Okay, I'll bring you dinner, and I'll bring you some food when I go into the mountains to collect herbs." Wenxiang said with a smile, which was exactly what she wanted, so she didn't have to hide from her mother when she went into the mountains to deliver it. It’s time to eat.
"By the way, remember to bring some condiments." Bai Yu reminded you to bring them, otherwise the cooked meat will be too bland and unpalatable.
Not long after Bai Yu finished eating, Wenxiang washed the dishes and said, "Then I'll go back."
"Wait, take this with you. I won't be able to finish it all at once anyway. You can take it back and eat it with your mother-in-law."
Bai Yu opened the wooden raft beside the wooden shed. Under the wooden raft was a pit. There was also smoking wood under the pit. On the pit, rows of meat were hung on wooden bars, all of which had been smoked. of dehydration. Bai Yu picked up a big boar leg and handed it to Wenxiang.
Wenxiang saw a whole lot of meat, which must be too much. He took the thigh directly handed over by Bai Yu, weighing at least dozens of kilograms and very heavy.
"Thank you!" Wenxiang couldn't refuse Bai Yu's forced meat anymore. She didn't expect him to be so capable.
"It's inconvenient for you to carry it like this. Let me get you a back frame." Bai Yu said, using the remaining wooden strips to stagger and make a simple wooden grid. He tied the thigh meat to the wooden grid with vines, and then used the vines to tie the thigh meat to the wooden grid. Tie to the four corners of the wooden net row to make a double shoulder ring.
"Come on, let's try it on your back." Bai Yu helped Wenxiang carry it on his back.
"It's just right. Thank you so much. I didn't expect you to know everything." Wenxiang said with a smile, and put the carrier on her back just right, so that she didn't have to use her hands to hold it.
"Wherever I go, I will also learn some life skills." Bai Yu said modestly.
Then Wenxiang went back with the meat on his back. Bai Yu turned around and took the hatchet to chop some wood. He couldn't set up the pot and cook in the open air. If it rained, he would starve. Then he built a wooden shed as a kitchen and a table at the same time.
After working for a long time, Bai Yu finally built the shed. Just as he was sitting outside the shed to rest, he found that the weeds around the shed had died inexplicably, which may have been caused by the heat from his fire.
In the evening, Wenxiang came to the river with a pot on her back and was sweating profusely. With a smile on her face, she saw Bai Yu digging a pit. She put the pot down and asked Bai Yu to come up and eat.
"You built another wooden shed so quickly? That's amazing. Were you a carpenter before?" Wenxiang put the rice on the table. She admired Bai Yu more and more now.
"That's right!" Bai Yu ran to the river to wash his hands and came back, picked up the meal and started eating with a smile.
Wenxiang saw that Bai Yu's complexion was getting better and better. It seemed that his injuries were no longer serious, but he looked very thin. He would be fine after a while after he recovered.
While Bai Yu was eating, Wenxiang told him what she had brought. She would not come to deliver food to him tomorrow. She would go to see a doctor tomorrow.
Five days passed in the blink of an eye. Bai Yu meditated after eating every day and tried to introduce Qi into his body, but no matter how many times he tried, it was useless. He had to give up again. At the same time, he also discovered that the vegetation around the wooden shed They were all dead, and the area was getting wider and wider. Even the vegetation on the other side of the river was dead.
Bai Yu climbed up to a high place and looked at the place where he lived. The land within a radius of two miles was originally overgrown with weeds, but now they were all dead. He was surprised. What was going on? Is it because of him?
How come these plants and trees died for no reason? And only the area around where he lived was dead, while other places were still full of life. The difference was too obvious.
"Is it because of me?" Thinking about how he escaped from that place, could this be the reason why he couldn't practice?
It is possible that that place can make one's cultivation regress into a mortal state, and there may be other unknown things that happened to him. His current inability to practice may be caused by staying in that place.
Bai Yu doesn't know what to do now. It's possible that he will really die as a mortal in this life.
Early the next morning, Wenxiang went into the mountains to collect herbs with a basket on her back. As soon as she reached the river, she found that the grass in this area was completely dead. When she ran to the wooden shed, she did not see Bai Yu. The area around the wooden shed was already bare. One piece, this couldn't have been done by Bai Yu. She put down the food and trotted into the mountains. If the herbs were all dead, she would have no place to collect them.
After passing the mountain col, Wenxiang saw that the mountains were still green. She breathed a sigh of relief, then looked back behind her. She felt strange that there were two worlds in one place across the mountain col.
When Wenxiang entered the mountain, she saw an extra road. The new road was not left by her previous medicine collection, but by Bai Yu's walking. She recognized that the footprints on the ground were Bai Yu's because of those shoes. She knew the size.
Wen Xiangshun walked up this new road. She knew that Bai Yu might be hunting here, and she just wanted to tell Bai Yu that she had gone into the mountains to bring him food today.
Wenxiang walked for a while and picked some herbs along the way, but he never saw Bai Yu, so he shouted: "Bai Yu, this is Wenxiang. I brought you food today. You should go back early to eat."
The sound echoed in the mountains. Bai Yu, who was waiting for prey on the tree, heard Wenxiang's voice, so he jumped down from the tree and ran quickly following the sound. He was afraid that Wenxiang would step on the trap he had set. That was not a joke. Just for fun.
"Wenxiang, I understand, just stand still and stop walking around." Bai Yu shouted from the side of the road and rushed back.
When Wenxiang heard Bai Yu's reply, she smiled happily. He was indeed here, and Bai Yu came to her not long after.
"I've set up many traps for hunting here. If you come in to collect herbs in the future, don't go this way. It's very dangerous." Bai Yu pointed behind him and said.
"Well, I understand. Thank you for your reminder. You should go back to eat quickly, otherwise the food will not taste good when it is cold." Wenxiang said with a smile. She could see that Bai Yu had gained a lot of weight and there were a few spots on his face. Sensual, you can clearly see his changes.
"Okay, I understand. I'll take you to your road and then go back." Bai Yu said with a smile, leading Wenxiang to the side of the road, and he walked back.
After finishing his meal, Bai Yu sat by the river and soaked his feet. It was almost noon, and he had to check to see if any prey had taken the bait. He had also gotten a few prey in the past few days, but they were not big ones. It's a hare, a mouse, something like that.
Bai Yu, who was wearing a straw coat, checked all the traps and found that there was no harvest, so he climbed up the tree trunk and continued to crouch.
The day passed like this. Bai Yu didn't find any prey, and his stomach growled again. He had better go back to eat first! At the same time, I was thinking about setting up traps in a different place tomorrow, as there seemed to be no prey coming here.
Returning to the wooden shed, Bai Yu found that the wooden box in which Wenxiang delivered meals was still there, and wondered if Wenxiang hadn't gone back yet? Bai Yu saw that the sky was already dark. Logically speaking, Wenxiang should have gone back to collect herbs. Could he be in some danger?
Bai Yu picked up two pieces of wood and wrapped them in the tattered clothes he had not thrown away before, smeared them with cooking oil to make a fire and lit the torch. He picked up the hatchet and hurriedly ran towards the mountain. He came to the path where Wenxiang walked into the mountain, shouting as he walked.
"Ask Xiang, where are you..."
The voice echoed in the mountains, but he didn't hear Wenxiang's reply. Bai Yu anxiously continued to search into the mountains.
